Portrait Art Prints

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A face on the wall changes a room's mood faster than almost anything else. Some hold your eye and won't let go; others sit quietly and let the rest of the room talk. Start with the feeling you want: bold flat colour in pop art portrait art prints, soft brushwork and warm light in impressionist portrait art prints, or the pared-back line and space of minimalist portrait art prints. Choose framed and hang it the day it lands.

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Modern Portrait Art Prints
Modern Portrait Art Prints
Abstract Portrait Art Prints
Abstract Portrait Art Prints
Pop Art Portrait Art Prints
Pop Art Portrait Art Prints
Impressionist Portrait Art Prints
Impressionist Portrait Art Prints
Minimalist Portrait Art Prints
Minimalist Portrait Art Prints
Vintage Portrait Art Prints
Vintage Portrait Art Prints
Line Art Portrait Art Prints
Line Art Portrait Art Prints
Painterly Portrait Art Prints
Painterly Portrait Art Prints
Hat Portrait Art Prints
Hat Portrait Art Prints
Henri Matisse Portrait Art Prints
Henri Matisse Portrait Art Prints
Face Art Prints
Face Art Prints
Figure Art Prints
Figure Art Prints
Terracotta Muse Art Print - Oak

Terracotta Muse Art Print

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Dapper in Gold Art Print Oak

Dapper in Gold Art Print

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Margherita by Modigliani Art Print Black

Margherita with a Rose by Modigliani Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Floral Scarf Cat Portrait Art Print Oak

White Cat in Floral Headscarf Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Classic Wit: Currently Not Caring Art Print Gold

Currently Not Caring Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Seated in Style Art Print Brown

Seated in Style Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
She Believed—Ginger Muse Art Print - White

She Believed She Could Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Dapper Retriever Portrait Art Print Oak

The Country Squire Retriever Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Timeless Reflection Art Print Gold

I Need a Moment Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Serene Muse with Chrysanthemum Art Print - Oak

Serene Muse with Chrysanthemum Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Serene Morning Blooms Art Print - Oak

Woman with Yellow Chrysanthemum Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Matisse White Mask Portrait Art Print - Black

Matisse White Mask Exhibition Poster Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95

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Man Art Prints
Women in Hats Art Prints
Women in Hats Art Prints
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Contemporary Figurative Art Prints
Animal Portrait Art Prints
Animal Portrait Art Prints
Pet Portrait Art Prints
Pet Portrait Art Prints
Dog Portrait Art Prints
Dog Portrait Art Prints
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Cat Portrait Art Prints
Couple Art Prints
Couple Art Prints
Nude Art Prints
Nude Art Prints
Minimalist People Art Prints
Minimalist People Art Prints
Vintage People Art Prints
Vintage People Art Prints
Illustrated People Art Prints
Illustrated People Art Prints

Portrait Ideas From The Frame

On picking faces, hanging heights and pairing portraits with what you own from The Frame, Fab's blog.

How to Display Portrait Prints: Placement, Grouping and Hanging Tips

How to Display Portrait Prints: Placement, Grou...

Clara Bell

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Who Did Klimt Paint? His Most Famous Portraits Explained

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Miles Tanaka

Gustav Klimt painted around 200 works in his lifetime, but his portraits are what made him immortal. Behind the gold leaf and decorative swirls were real women: socialites, fashion designers,...

Who Did Klimt Actually Paint? The Real People in His Most Famous Portraits

Who Did Klimt Actually Paint? The Real People i...

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Gustav Klimt painted some of the most recognisable women in art, but most people couldn't name a single one of them. The faces draped in gold and pattern were real...

Buying a portrait print: what to know

Short answers on choosing a subject, picking framed or unframed, sizing and where portraits hang best

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Which portrait art prints work best in a living room?

For a living room, we'd steer you toward modern portrait art prints with a slightly abstracted or painterly quality. They bring warmth and personality without feeling like you're hanging a family photo album above the sofa. A single large portrait print (60x80cm or bigger) centred above a standard sofa creates an instant focal point. Muted, earthy tones tend to ground a room, while bold colour portraits work brilliantly against neutral walls. Our framed portrait prints arrive ready to hang, so you can go from blank wall to finished room in about ten minutes.

How do I choose between abstract portrait prints and more realistic styles?

It depends on what the rest of the room is doing. If your space already has a lot of pattern and texture (think patterned cushions, a busy rug), a more minimal or black and white portrait print gives the eye somewhere to rest. If your room is fairly pared back, an abstract portrait print with expressive colour and brushwork becomes the thing that makes it feel alive. We think abstract portraits work especially well in bedrooms and hallways because they're intriguing without being confrontational.

How large should a portrait print be for above a bed or sofa?

The old rule of thumb is that your art should be roughly two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. For a standard UK double bed (135cm wide), that means a 70x100cm portrait art print hits the sweet spot. Above a three-seater sofa, you could go with a single large portrait print at the same size, or a pair of smaller framed portraits (each around 40x50cm) hung with about 5cm between them. We offer framed prints up to 70x100cm, which is genuinely statement-sized and looks far more impactful than most people expect.

Do your portrait prints come properly framed and ready to hang?

Yes, and honestly this is the thing we're proudest of. Every framed portrait art print ships as one piece: the print is already fitted into a solid FSC-certified wood frame with UV-protective acrylic glazing and hanging fixtures attached. No assembly, no warping, no discovering the frame is flimsy MDF when it arrives. If you've been burned before by prints that arrive with the frame packed separately and never sit quite right, you'll notice the difference immediately. Our customers regularly tell us the framing quality is even better than they expected.

Is portrait or landscape orientation better for wall art?

Portrait orientation naturally draws the eye upward, which makes rooms feel taller and works beautifully on narrow walls, in hallways, and between windows. Landscape orientation is better for wide, horizontal spaces like the wall above a sofa or sideboard. If you have a tall blank wall that feels unfinished, a large portrait art print is almost always the right call because it fills the vertical space in a way landscape pieces can't. For gallery walls, mixing both orientations adds visual rhythm, but we'd recommend anchoring the arrangement with one larger portrait-oriented piece.